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What we do

Decision-grade aerial data for any roof, building or site: clear high-resolution photographs, a written report you can act on, and a measured 2D map, 3D model or other data output where the job needs one. One visit covers the whole site, with no scaffold or access tower to arrange. The same capability covers construction progress monitoring, survey data capture, insurance evidence and housing disrepair documentation, each described below.

What a drone survey gives you

A single visit covers the whole building or site — clear photographs, a written report and a prioritised list of what needs attention, usually within days. We inspect only — we don't do repairs, so the report has nothing to sell you.

What we inspect

Roofs & roof details

Roofs & roof details

Roofs & roof details

Tiles, slates, sheet roofs, flat roofs, storm damage, moss and staining. Ridges, hips, valleys, verges, roof abutments, dormers, rooflights, and vents. 

Drainage

Roofs & roof details

Roofs & roof details

Gutters, downpipes, outlets, hoppers, box gutters. We catch blockages, sagging, overflow staining, and vegetation before they cause real damage. 

Chimneys

Roofs & roof details

Chimneys

Stacks, pots, cowls, flaunching, and pointing. We spot spalling brickwork, damaged flashings and leadwork, and any visible leaning or deterioration. 

Facades

Flat roof edges

Chimneys

Brickwork, stonework, render, cladding, and gable walls. We document cracking, open joints, staining, damp marks, and vegetation growth. 

Openings

Flat roof edges

Flat roof edges

Windows, doors, lintels, and sills. We check for failed sealant, staining below sills, cracks above openings, and signs of movement 

Flat roof edges

Flat roof edges

Flat roof edges

Parapets, copings, upstands, and edge trims. We catch open joints, cracked coping stones, staining, and ponding before they become leaks.

Building services & solar PV

Building services & solar PV

Building services & solar PV

Roof plant, HVAC units, cable routes, and mounting frames. We also check solar panel condition, bird nesting, and cabling.  Solar panel checks are visual condition only — not a thermal or hot-spot survey.

Access planning

Building services & solar PV

Building services & solar PV

Scaffold and MEWP planning support, fragile-roof risk assessment, and tight-access surveys — so you know what you're dealing with before booking traditional access. 

What we can deliver

High-resolution photography

High-resolution photography

High-resolution photography

Every area inspected, captured in sharp detail — the evidence behind every finding in your report, not just a summary.

Written condition report

High-resolution photography

High-resolution photography

Defect-by-defect findings with risk ratings, so you know exactly what needs attention first. 

2D orthomosaic map

High-resolution photography

3D interactive model

A stitched, measurable overhead view of the whole site — see the full picture, not just individual photos. 

3D interactive model

3D interactive model

3D interactive model

Rotate, measure, and share a full photogrammetric model of the building — ideal for specialist review or client presentations. 

Evidence packs

3D interactive model

Evidence packs

Storm damage, insurance support, water ingress evidence, and before/after repair comparisons, packaged for the specific decision you're making. 

CAD/BIM export

3D interactive model

Evidence packs

Point cloud, DXF, OBJ, or FBX exports for architects, engineers, and planning teams.   

Volume and cut-fill measurement

Volume and cut-fill measurement

Volume and cut-fill measurement

Stockpile, excavation and materials estimation data, on request, via our drone software's built-in volumetric tool. 

Commercial Letting Pack: a sample

Sample property, Manchester. Aerial visuals with the measured facts on screen: plot size, roof dimensions and parking. Your listing answers a tenant's first questions before the viewing.

Specialist & sector services

Construction progress monitoring

For live construction projects, we can schedule repeat aerial visits across the build programme — giving you a dated, high-resolution visual record of progress at each stage. Useful for client updates, funder reporting or your own site records, without the cost of arranging a recurring site visit. For developers, funders and main contractors.

RTK data capture and survey support

The Matrice 4E carries RTK-capable positioning hardware, so aerial data can be captured with tighter positional accuracy than standard GPS. If you're a surveyor, engineer or technical team that needs RTK-tagged imagery, orthomosaics or point clouds to build into your own survey deliverables, we can capture and hand over the raw data to your specification.

Insurance and condition evidence

We hold Coptrz's UAVs in the Insurance Industry certification, alongside full £2M public liability and £50K professional indemnity cover. For insurers, brokers, loss adjusters or property owners, we provide clear photographic and written evidence of building condition — useful for claims, renewals or disputes over existing damage.

Housing disrepair evidence

Aerial external evidence of disrepair — render failure, roof damage, water ingress, structural cracking — to support an existing housing disrepair claim. Instruction is taken only from a solicitor or landlord with a claim already underway; we don't source or solicit work directly from tenants. For solicitors and housing associations handling disrepair claims.

Commercial Letting Pack

For letting agents and landlords marketing offices, industrial units or mills to let. Edited aerial stills and a short video to win the enquiry, plus an indicative aerial site plan and a one-page roof photo sheet that answer a tenant's first questions before the viewing: how much space, where to park, and what state the roof is in. Site-plan areas are indicative, not survey-grade.

Professional limitation

A drone survey is a visual external inspection. It doesn't replace a formal RICS building survey, a structural engineer's assessment, an asbestos survey, an electrical test or a roof-access inspection. Where we find something that needs a specialist, we'll say so clearly — inspecting and reporting is what we do, not a substitute for a qualified assessment where one's needed. We also don't currently offer thermal or heat-loss imaging — if that's what you need, ask us.

Not sure what your building or project needs? Just ask.

Tell us the address and what's going on — a roof, a facade, a live build, an insurance claim, a housing disrepair matter. We'll come back within one working day with what we'd inspect and what it would cost. We inspect only — we don't do repairs, so the report has nothing to sell you.

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